Ways of being - by Claire - Glass Museum
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Travel reflections on inequality, happiness, and the value of a life
In Bali, you take a taxi to your hotel. The streets are narrow and the side roads are unpaved despite the various blocks of homes. There seems to be an inverse correlation between the smoothness of your ride and the amount of locals in the area. As you approach the city center, the juxtaposition of the excess targeted towards tourists against the poverty everywhere else feels comical in its absurdity. It is 32 degrees out with blazing sun and there are tanned men with sweaty faces working on construction, right next to equally sweaty women who are artificially the same shade, coming out of…
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